In 2012, outdoor recreation reached a six-year high in participation, according to the Outdoor Foundation's 2013 report.
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September 10 - News
Investors became gun-shy last week as Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:SWHC) delivered a stellar quarter but looked timid on guidance.
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September 9 - News
Military contractor Alliant Techsystems, now going by the moniker Alliant Techsystems Inc. (NYSE:ATK), is one of the nation's largest manufacturers of bullets for the Army.
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September 5 - News
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:SWHC) will release its quarterly report on Thursday, and after a nice run for the stock, investors look like they're starting to rein...
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September 4 - News
Now, according to many of your fellow readers, hedge funds are seen as useless, old financial vehicles of an era lost to time.
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September 3 - News
Francesca's Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:FRAN) has 30% of its stock short and is disliked by the market. Personally, I believe that Francesca's is a great company with a strong business...
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August 29 - News
Yet another gun manufacturer is voting with its feet, and leaving a state because of its overreach on regulation. Instead of opening a new facility in Orange County, N.Y.
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August 9 - News
Gun bans seem to be good for gun sales, as evident in the results of two of the biggest gun manufacturers that just came out.
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August 7 - News
The economic benefits of the massive copper, gold, and molybdenum Pebble Mine in Bristol Bay, Alaska, seem incontrovertible.
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August 5 - News
It's almost impossible to get definitive statistics on actual gun ownership rates in the U.S., with the Pew Research Center saying it's 37% and Gallup giving 43%.
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August 5 - News
On Monday, Sturm, Ruger & Company (NYSE:RGR) announced the pending purchase of its third manufacturing plant, representing the gunmaker's first major expansion in more than 25...
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July 12 - News
Investors have long cited, at least anecdotally, the existence of a newspaper indicator -- that is to say, when the front page of a mainstream newspaper is dedicated to the market...
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July 5 - News
A fellow investor once tweeted to me, "Guns and prisons all day." While it sounds like a bumper sticker in Alabama, it was a reference to stocks.
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June 28 - News
After their last analyst/investor day, Cabela's (NYSE:CAB) CEO Thomas Milner invited Wall Street analysts to go hunting.
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June 27 - News
This week, gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:SWHC) announced fourth-quarter earnings that handily beat expectations, as customers purchased guns faster...
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June 27 - News
With the recent shooting in Santa Monica, gun control has again become the center of political debate.
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June 25 - News
If there's one thing investors have learned from the national gun debate, it's this: when consumers feel something may be taken away, sales skyrocket.
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June 24 - News
Firearms enthusiasts have been investing in new guns at record rates this year.
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June 20 - News
Shares of Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:SWHC) rose more than 5% during intraday trading Friday, after the gunmaker announced a significant new share-repurchase plan...
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June 17 - News
It's not that we don't appreciate the thought that you put into picking out all those ties.
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June 17 - News
Orbital Sciences Corp (NYSE:ORB) was in 6 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of the first quarter of 2013. ORB has seen a decrease in hedge fund interest recently.
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June 13 - News
In a political environment focused on gun control in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook massacre last November, gun owners have shown their opposition to reform with their pocketbooks...
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June 6 - News
To most shareholders, hedge funds are assumed to be slow, outdated investment vehicles of yesteryear.
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June 6 - News
To most traders, hedge funds are viewed as slow, old financial tools of years past.
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June 3 - News
No, an IRS agent did not literally force me to sell my gun stocks.
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May 30 - News
After the debut of the first all-plastic 3-D-printed gun, I said there were a lot of limitations that meant gunmakers didn't have to worry about mass manufacturing that would...
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May 28 - News
According to S&P Dow Jones Indices data, some 935 companies boosted their dividend payouts in the first four months of 2013, 32% more than in the same quarter a year earlier.
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May 23 - News
It was only a matter of time.
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May 9 - News
I predicted that Sirius XM Radio Inc (NASDAQ:SIRI) would close higher on the week.
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May 5 - News
Pittsburgh Tactical Firearm's Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) page was recently closed, and the owner is concerned.
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May 2 - News
One of them is Sturm, Ruger & Co. Inc. (NYSE:RGR). The company engages in design and manufacture of firearms.
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May 1 - News
We're armed to the teeth. America is, that is. We're buying more guns and ammo than ever before, and the gunmakers just can't keep up.
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April 30 - News
I predicted that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) would close higher on the week.
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April 28 - News
Following a recent string of gun-related tragedies over the past year, few people were surprised by President Obama's efforts to enact legislation aimed at reforming the nation...
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April 24 - News
Yet another blow was delivered to proponents of gun control on Tuesday, when four Democratic Senators opted to break with their party and vote against expanding background checks...
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April 20 - News
Leaving aside that debate itself is a good thing, the very discussion spurs gun sales. That increases gun makers' profits and leads to higher share prices.
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April 19 - News
Whether you like guns or not, they seem to be selling like hotcakes.
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April 18 - News
At the moment, there are many metrics shareholders can use to track their holdings. A pair of the most underrated are hedge fund and insider trading activity.
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April 15 - News
One of the most powerful statements you can make and one of the most important freedoms you have is to vote with your feet, to just get up and move somewhere that better respects...
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April 14 - News
In the eyes of most stock holders, hedge funds are perceived as slow, old investment tools of yesteryear.
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April 3 - News
Sturm, Ruger & Company (NYSE:RGR) was in 15 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of December. RGR investors should be aware of an increase in hedge fund sentiment lately.
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March 30 - News
Shareholders in gun manufacturer Sturm, Ruger & Company (NYSE:RGR) have benefited greatly from the recent surge in gun demand driven by gun control and crime rate fears.
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March 20 - News
My favorite childhood book was "My Side of The Mountain," about a boy who lives off the land, hunting and fishing.
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March 19 - News
Recently, the two major gun manufacturers Sturm, Ruger & Company (NYSE:RGR) and Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:SWHC), as well as chemical manufacturer Olin Corporation...
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March 18 - News
As first-quarter earnings begin to wind down, I can't help but point out that the majority of earnings reports we've covered over the past year have been better than expected.
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March 11 - News
I predicted that Sturm, Ruger & Company (NYSE:RGR) would move higher on the week.
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March 4 - News
Whether you like it or not, gun sales are at an all-time high in the United States and they are continuing to grow.
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March 4 - News
1). I predicted that Sodastream International Ltd (NASDAQ:SODA) would close out the week higher.
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February 25 - News
Earnings season is now starting to wind down, with most companies already having reported their quarterly results.
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February 20 - News
Last week, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel asked six mutual fund companies to sell off stock holdings in gun manufacturing companies Sturm, Ruger & Company (NYSE:RGR) and Smith & ...
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February 19 - News
